The 2019 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 23rd cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from late April to the beginning of June and saw 32 county teams and teams representing Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Kent Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division with Yorkshire finishing runners-up. This is the record eighth Championship for Kent.
The tournament was followed by the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup and then by the 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, a professional tournament competed for by franchise teams.
Competition format Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side. Royal London Women's County One-Day Championship & Vitality Women's County T20. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:Royal London Women's County One-Day Championship
Win: 10 points + bonus points. Tie: 5 points + bonus points. Loss: Bonus points. Abandoned: 5 points. Cancelled: Match not counted to average. Conceded: -5 points for the side conceding, 18 points for their opponent.
Bonus points are collected for batting and bowling. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed.
Batting
1.50 runs per over (RPO) or more: 1 point 2 RPO or more: 2 points 3 RPO or more: 3 points 4 RPO or more: 4 points
Bowling
3-4 wickets taken: 1 point 5-6 wickets taken: 2 points 7-8 wickets taken: 3 points 9-10 wickets taken: 4 points
Teams The 2019 Championship was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with eight teams each, and Division Three with 19 teams divided into three groups of six or five teams. Teams in all divisions played each other once. Division OneHampshireKentLancashireNottinghamshireSurreySussexWarwickshireYorkshire Division TwoBerkshireDevonDurhamEssexMiddlesexSomersetWalesWorcestershire Division Three – Group ACumbriaDerbyshireLeicestershire and RutlandLincolnshireNorthumberlandScotlandStaffordshire Division Three – Group BCambridgeshire and HuntingdonshireHertfordshireNetherlandsNorfolkNorthamptonshireSuffolk Division Three – Group CBuckinghamshireCornwallDorsetGloucestershireOxfordshireWiltshire
Division One TeamKent (C)7 6 1 0 0 0 23230 106Yorkshire7 5 2 0 0 0 20230 93Sussex7 4 3 0 0 0 19260 85Lancashire 7 4 3 0 0 0 24180 82Hampshire7 3 4 0 0 0 23270 80Nottinghamshire7 3 4 0 0 0 23220 75Surrey (R) 7 2 5 0 0 0 20190 59Warwickshire (R)7 1 6 0 0 0 22180 50 As of 2 June 2019 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 1 – 2019, Play-Cricket.
Division Two TeamMiddlesex (P)7 5 1 1 0 0 24230 102Berkshire (P)7 5 1 0 1 0 19240 98Essex7 5 2 0 0 0 19240 94Devon7 4 2 0 1 0 19200 84Wales7 3 3 1 0 0 23200 78Worcestershire7 2 5 0 0 0 14190 53Somerset (R)7 1 6 0 0 0 19240 53Durham (R)7 1 6 0 0 0 19170 46 As of 14 July 2019 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 2 – 2019, Play-Cricket.
Division Three Group A TeamStaffordshire (P)6 6 0 0 0 0 0 22240 106Derbyshire6 5 1 0 0 0 0 16160 90Leicestershire and Rutland6 4 2 0 0 0 0 19230 82Lincolnshire6 2 4 0 0 0 0 12190 51Cumbria6 2 3 0 0 1 0 149 0 43Scotland6 1 5 0 0 0 0 14130 37Northumberland6 0 4 0 0 1 1 6 7 0 8 As of 2 June 2019 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – Group A – 2019, Play-Cricket.
Group B TeamNorthamptonshire (P)5 5 0 0 0 0 18180 86Netherlands5 3 2 0 0 0 18140 62Norfolk5 3 2 0 0 0 15120 57Hertfordshire5 2 3 0 0 0 13140 47Suffolk5 2 3 0 0 0 14110 45Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire5 0 5 0 0 0 9 5 0 14 As of 27 May 2019 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – Group B – 2019, Play-Cricket.
Group C TeamOxfordshire (P)5 5 0 0 0 0 20200 90Buckinghamshire5 4 1 0 0 0 15150 70Cornwall5 2 2 0 1 0 11140 50Gloucestershire 5 2 3 0 0 0 16140 50Dorset5 1 3 0 1 0 5 100 30Wiltshire5 0 5 0 0 0 8 6 0 14 As of 27 May 2019 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – Group C – 2019, Play-Cricket.
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sSophia DunkleyMiddlesex66451112.7513823Heather KnightBerkshire44403134.33159*21Bryony SmithSurrey6634757.8310612Amy JonesWarwickshire6630260.40101*12Rachel PriestWales7728240.288403 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wKatie ThompsonYorkshire329158.403/150Natalie RowbottomLincolnshire3121510.206/181Rebecca SilkDevon3341511.205/121Beth LangstonYorkshire3481513.005/81Mollie RobbinsGloucestershire2521410.715/191 Source: CricketArchive
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